According to A Bola, Sporting waited for Basel to exercise the €4M buy option for Koba Koindredi, but this did not happen. Consequently, he was temporarily incorporated back into the squad.

Sporting has not yet been informed if Basel will exercise their purchase option for French central midfielder Koba Koindredi, 24, which would result in a €4 million transfer fee. The clause, which was part of the loan agreement established last summer, expires on Tuesday, June 30. Sporting SAD has not yet received any communication from the Swiss club regarding their decision. Koindredi, who has been capped nine times for France's U19 team, originally joined Sporting from Valencia in January 2024 for €4M, but after making only eight appearances, he was loaned to Lausanne before his subsequent move to Basel. During the 2025/26 season with Basel, he played in 40 matches, scoring two goals and providing one assist. The player, whose contract with Sporting runs until June 2028 and has a current Transfermarkt market value of €3.00m, is not part of coach Rui Borges's plans for the 2026/27 season and will not be integrated into Sporting's main squad.